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Over the years, the United Nations and Western countries have imposed many economic sanctions on Iran. We enacted sanctions following the 1979 hostage crisis and expanded them in 1995. In 2006, the UN imposed sanctions after Iran refused to abandon its nuclear enrichment program. These sanctions restricted bank transactions, prohibited petroleum exports and blocked business dealings with Iranian individuals and its Revolutionary Guard Corps. These sanctions, and others, took a heavy toll on Iran